How to get out Cordoba (city, Argentina)
You can continue to the Sierras de Córdoba, the hill district west of the city, which is the second most popular tourist destination of Argentina beyond the Atlantic Coast. The nearest resorts are only 20 km (12 mi) of the Circunvalación, but they tend to be crowded, so if you expect more peace and tranquility better go to the Traslasierra Valley (120 km {74 mi} west of the city), the huge plains and deep gorges of the Quebrada del Condorito national park between Carlos Paz and Mina Clavero (few services, but very pleasant scenery, superb views of nearly the whole Province of Córdoba and condor watching) or the more southerly resorts like La Cruz, Achiras or Río de los Sauces (particularly pleasant, with good trekking). In January and February, however, the entire region is full of tourists.
About 250 km (155 mi) NE is the huge Mar Chiquita lake, with an extension of about 6000 sq. km ((2,300 sq mi) the second of South America. The only beach resort at its shoreline, Miramar, is far less crowded than most of the Sierras towns, and there is an interesting bird-life. Miramar, one of Argentina's most popular resorts in the 1950s and 1960s, still suffers an inundation from 1975 in which the lake destroyed half of the town and the coastal boulevard, but now has been re-modeled and is getting more popular again.
Córdoba is a good stopping point if you go from Buenos Aires to the Andean Northwest with its beautiful tourist attractions.
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The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Cordoba (city, Argentina)
